Kohaliਕੋਹਲੀ

Where is Kohali?

Kohali is a village of Dera Baba Nanak tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028878, and it covers 105 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 327 people in Kohali: 170 men and 157 women, living in 64 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 105 hectares, the population density works out to about 311 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 924 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.31 per cent and women at 80 per cent. The census recorded 97 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 94 main workers, the largest group, 50, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 42 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kohali's land. Of the village's 105 hectares, 92 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (5 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (87 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 51 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kohali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhesian, Raichak, Bhagwanpur (Dera Baba Nanak) and Chainewal.

What is the population of Kohali?

The population of Kohali was 327 at the 2011 census, living in 64 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kohali have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kohali has government schools from primary to secondary school level. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.